Steps listen to audio Where do they lead us, crazy steps of life, Never obeying to the laws of passing minds, Or hiding deep at the bottom of swamps, Or ascending up to the skies They come from the depths of the history To resuscitate the well-forgotten yore With the voice shuttering heaven above Or reaching obsessively Upwards, to the light of the sun, They take along A brave warrior, and a wretched artisan To throw them down to the abyss At the very end... That's where the steps are led... 1975

I don't know if any of Meschian's songs have ever been translated into English. After all, translation can never be as good as the original. And by attempting to post some of his lyrics in English, I certainly realize that they will never come even close to those in Armenian. The lyrics of Meschian's and "Apostles"'s songs were written either by Meschian himself, or by a famous Armenian poet Musheg Eschian.

I had a struggle: should I simply try a feeble word-by-word translation or should I go with a free writing. Well, I guess I've tried doing it both ways. You be the judge.

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Stars (listen) Astgher (Erknkum antiv astgher en loghum)	[window]	[Link]
Meanings Lost (listen) Imastazrkutyun	[window]	[Link]
Where were you God? (listen) Ur eir astvats?	[window]	[Link]
Station (listen) Kangar (Hima haskatsa...)	[window]	[Link]
Strange, strange creation is a human Tarorinak, tarorinak mard ararats	[window]	[Link]
With the pain of the world Ashkharhi tsavov...	[window]	[Link]
Peace Be with You (listen) Barov Mnaq	[window]	[Link]
Song of Mercy Erg khegchi	[window]	[Link]
The Song of Fedaye (listen) Fedaye Erge	[window]	[Link]

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